Full Moon April 2026 in Libra: the Pink Moon
The full moon of April 2026 is exact on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 02:12 UTC, with the Moon at 12°21' Libra and the Sun at 12°21' Aries. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: 214 days ago.
What time is the April 2026 full moon?
At 02:12 UTC on April 2, 2026, which is Wed, Apr 1, 10:12 PM in New York and Wed, Apr 1, 07:12 PM in Los Angeles.
What sign is the April 2026 full moon in?
Libra: the Moon is at 12°21' Libra, opposite the Sun at 12°21' Aries.
What is the April 2026 full moon called?
The Pink Moon, the name given to April’s full moon in the North American naming tradition.
Is the April 2026 full moon a supermoon?
No: at 393,585 km the Moon is farther than the 384,400 km average; it is number 9 of 2026’s 13 full moons by closeness.
Is the April 2026 full moon an eclipse?
No: the Moon passes 2.88° south of the ecliptic, too far from the Sun–Earth line for Earth’s shadow to reach it.
When is the next full moon after April 2026?
On May 1, 2026 at 17:23 UTC, in Scorpio.
Computed details, April 2, 2026
| Exact time (UTC) | April 2, 2026, 02:12 UTC Your time: |
|---|---|
| Moon | ♎︎ 12°21' Libra |
| Sun | ♈︎ 12°21' Aries |
| Name | Pink Moon The name given to April’s full moon. |
| Distance from Earth | 393,585 km (+9,185 km) |
| Apparent size | 30.4 arcminutes |
| Nearest perigee | March 22, 2026, 11:38 UTC · 366,846 km 10 d 15 h before |
| Distance from the ecliptic | 2.88° south |
| Closeness rank | 9 of 13 (2026) |
| Since the previous full moon | 29 d 15 h |
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Wed, Apr 1, 07:12 PM |
| New York | Wed, Apr 1, 10:12 PM |
| London | Thu, Apr 2, 03:12 AM |
| India | Thu, Apr 2, 07:42 AM |
| Sydney | Thu, Apr 2, 01:12 PM |
What a full moon in Libra means
With the Moon in Libra and the Sun in Aries, this full moon lights the Libra–Aries axis: what started at the new moon in Pisces on March 19, 2026 comes to a head. Libra is a cardinal air sign ruled by Venus; its keywords: diplomatic, aesthetic, fair.
The collective mood leans toward company, fairness and pleasant surfaces. People smooth things over and avoid the hard conversation. Good for social plans, design and diplomacy; decisions tend to wait.
What it means for your sign: The house this lunation falls in for each of the 12 sun signs.
The instant is the same everywhere; only the clock reading changes. Distances are centre to centre. There is no official supermoon definition: here a supermoon is a full moon with the Moon within 360,000 km of Earth, a micromoon one beyond 405,000 km. Computed with astronomy-engine, tropical zodiac. Data: full-moon/2026.json (CC0 JSON).